How to Use very much in a Sentence

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  • Some of the Brits in the gallery didn’t like that very much.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 July 2023
  • And this is very much Paul and Ringo, this isn’t just me.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The sheets by Frette, and their thread count is 400, thank you very much.
    John Vorwald, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2023
  • There was a time in my life where that was very much the truth for me.
    Joe Lynch, Billboard, 27 Apr. 2023
  • At that point, Rae’s work was still very much in progress.
    Helena Andrews-Dyer, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The Dolphins’ picks are very much aware of what was held against them in the draft process.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
  • Chris Pine loves his short shorts, thank you very much.
    Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
  • At the same time, Mahler was very much intrigued with death and life.
    Patrick Neas, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2024
  • The kitchen was in a pseudo-Craftsman style and the bathrooms were very much stuck in the ‘80s.
    Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 23 Aug. 2023
  • That was just very, very much out of the ordinary for me.
    Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The problem is: The bad guys are very much after her as well.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2024
  • Cookie and Amby are very much filling in the body of the song.
    Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 25 Oct. 2023
  • That’s very much strategized with the whole approach of the design of the set, and the way that those films are shot.
    Caroline Brew, Variety, 25 Oct. 2023
  • There was, moreover, a sense that the man was very much a product of his time.
    Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Attending mass on a high holy day is very much part of the job.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 29 Mar. 2024
  • But Mike Lawler of New York, thank you very much for joining us.
    ABC News, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Some big names were out, and his people were still very much alive.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The look was a little bit goth, a bit more ballet-core, and very much glam.
    Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Meanwhile, from the 25th your leadership skills are very much to the fore.
    Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
  • So yeah, very much like the sounds of my record, whatever that vibe is.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 17 Nov. 2023
  • But at the time that was someone very much struggling with grief.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 31 July 2023
  • The Pacers succeeded in that goal, the Hawks very much did not.
    Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Jan. 2024
  • This was also very much the case during the thick of the pandemic.
    Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2023
  • Thanks very much for both of you coming in this morning.
    ABC News, 29 Oct. 2023
  • This chapter is very much in homage to the movie, even with the opening — with the sewing and then watching the daytime TV and the break in.
    Caroline Brew, Variety, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Carol stops by unannounced and is very much in my space.
    Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, 30 May 2024
  • The rates went up, but the coverage on my home did not increase very much.
    Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 12 June 2024
  • High ‘n’ Dry was very much in your face and very aggressive.
    Joe Lynch, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2024
  • The fact that the movie has any resonance is great—but, at the same time, tells me that, unfortunately, the issue is still very much around.
    Elissa Suh, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2024
  • While the fate of the most significant bill of them all, SB 1047, is still very much up in the air, the bills enacted this week are set to have real impact.
    Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2024

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